The Oilers have made adding speed and skill a priority this off-season. Therefore, Yamamoto should be considered one of their top draft targets. The 5-foot-8, 146-pound winger isn’t huge, but his skills are elite. And with several big, strong forwards in the lineup, there’s so reason for Oilers fans to be concerned with Yamamoto’s frame.
Yamamoto was interviewed on Oilers TV at the 2017 NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo on June 3. There, he said he doesn’t think his smaller frame will hold him back at the NHL level.
“I think the game is changing,” Yamamoto said.